lithotrite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
The lithotrite is made of very tough steel, so that hard stones may be crushed without danger of the instrument breaking or bending.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
In one instance two stones were seen where only one had been previously found, but this of course might with care have been effected by means of the lithotrite.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various
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